Chapter 2 : Exile
It was cultivation assessment day.
I woke up feeling enlightened if martial arts and sword Mastery was no good to me maybe I would Excell in supernatural Abilities,a smile curved up my cheeks,And there was Mina standing in her utmost brilliance her smile enough was what brought me this far.
She bathed me brushed my teeths,robed me and did everything I was supposed to be doing myself, I didn't care how she felt doing it only now I see how awkward it must have been for her.
I came down to the LI CHAN Hall to get my Abilities tested and if it's one of the supreme laws I would no longer be considered as illegitimate son of the LI clan,I had high hopes, well I needed it .
My father LI Tianlong has always despised me calling me a mistake my mother, A common whore was thrown out of the LI clan for not terminating me she could have kept the remaining honor she had left and continued serving the leader of the LI clan but no she didn't and am really grateful for that.if I ever got stronger,I would find her and give her her lost honor.
Lady Mei Hua was the first wife of the the Lord Tianlong and she had mastered the partial laws of wisdom and was known for her strategic nature ,her son on the other hand LI zhenyu had mastered the laws butcher which was close to the supreme law of slaughter he was indeed the pride of the LI clan he had done his assessment already and was just here to see what I had offer .
The twins from the second wife was first to got their Abilities assessed, I was last on the row .
I walked up to the large orb in the center of the hall all eyes were fixated on me ,I used to had a feeling that was going to be the end of my shame in the LI clan but standing here everything thing felt different . If I passed I will be accepted into the LI clan and earn the name for myself, with one breath of relief I layed my hands on the ord and nothing happened.
"try again" LI shuying the grand matriarch said she had mastered the supreme law of time, and saw a vision of me being a hero I didn't want to let her down now please not now I said tears swelling in my eyes "again"she said she kept asking for a reassement , but my dad had had enough "enough!!!" The patriarch of the LI clan said with cold eyes assessment is over .
I failed at everything I was at my lowest moment and was scared, mina was also scared I was the only treating her like a human if I left she would probably join the harem of a prodigy from the LI clan I failed her ,I failed the grand matriarch,worst part was that I failed myself I was a failure.
It wasn't long before the elders of the LI clan came up with a decision.
I was summoned by the elders I was supposed to be cast out the LI clan if I couldn't prove my worth before the age of thirteen . What was going to be my fate I taught feeling the heat as I approached the court I bowed my head in sign of respect but that didn't have any value here. At the LI clan clan respect is only given and accepted by those who possess great powers.
"The grand matriarch has taken pity unto and is willing to give you the chance to prove yourself again" my eyes lit up with joy hearing this I was determined to prove my worth no matter what. "You will battle LI zhenyu In combat if you manage to land five hits on him before being defeated you will be allowed to stay at the LI clan and will be given some privileges" Elder tofu finished.
"What? battle zhenyu ? This was unbelievable there's no way I'm going to win" I sayed to myself. The shere force from zhenyu alone was enough to ripped my ribs apart. "You're going to fight right? "The innocent voice of Muna echoed in my ears ,"fight?" I asked myself staring at her innocent eyes I had to try it's just five hits right I smiled and told her yes , only then did she gave me a comforting smile.
The match was fixed till two day and all I spent my time doing was training and pushing my body to it's peak.
I and zhenyu had a beef going on so I wasn't counting on him holding back,He was all sweet big bro protecting me where ever I went we were like the best bro's in the world he was older than I and we acted like we were age mates those were the good old days. Everything changed when I grand matriarch called for a meeting and told the clan how I an illegemate son of a whore would be the greatest LI far greater than LI Chen himself this stunned everyone present and all their taught was I would be the one to reap zhenyu's glory. From that time only one of us could be the greatest and zhenyu took this to heart.
I trained my body sour and my soul at the verge of collapse, A day passed real quick then came the next at sunset my Brother came to Exile me out of the LI clan my heart heavy I was only doing this for Mina.
"I knew this day would come" my brother said to me.brother pls , I tried to plea but It all fell on deaf ears.
I charged with all my might, only to get my sword broken to halves , I took a dagger stance aiming for his critical joints maybe if I disabled him there could call of the match. unknown to me he already saw through my attack and countered it with ease, unarmed Me and fed me as many blows as I could handle. I passed out.
[MORNING]
I woke up outside the territory of the LI clan with my face stained with my own blood ,I looked at my right arm too see my LI creast cancel with an X signifying that I was no longer from the clan knowing fully well that going back was a death wish I had to survive on my own.
The LI privileges were no longer mine but who said their enemies weren't either .I traveled solo and survived every battle by sheer luck.
Until I came across captain GENJIRO who opened his arms for me probably because his son around my age needed a companion aside the old veterans from the camp.